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WOUB Blogger Beverly Jones Writes a Book Full of Career Tips and Advice

Executive coach, career consultant, and WOUB blogger Beverly E. Jones has authored a new book that sets out her sage employment wisdom in 50 tips for anyone who needs a boost in their career.

The book, Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO: 50 Indispensable Tips to Help You Stay Afloat, Bounce Back, and Get Ahead at Work, is an assimilation of Jones’ professional experience distilled into handy and easily understandable tips for every age worker.

While visiting Athens, Jones talked with WOUB’s Tom Hodson about the process of writing the book and what she chose to include in it.

The book will appeal to someone just starting a career, to a mid-career individual and even to an older people who are seeking to recreate themselves for new encore career paths, according to Jones.

The book is being published by The Career Press, Inc. and will be distributed in early December. It currently is available for pre-sale through your favorite book seller.

Jones says the book attacks thorny workplace challenges by using real stories to highlight viable solutions. It is full of practical tips on how to handle the ordinary and extraordinary issues that pop up on-the-job.

It stresses that each employee must be as creative as an entrepreneur but also as grounded and practical as a corporate CEO.